Brenda Drake
Compassionate counselor focusing on relationships and coping
LPC Mississippi
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Brenda
Brenda Drake is a licensed professional counselor in Mississippi with twenty years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, and relationship strains.
Background and approach
Parents and individuals often come to her for help with grief, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, and life transitions. Her approach is warm and straightforward.
She listens first, then helps clients set clear, achievable goals. Sessions focus on practical skills like improving communication, managing strong emotions, and building routines that reduce daily stress.
Brenda uses methods drawn from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and the Gottman Method to guide conversations and practice new habits. She tailors techniques to each person rather than using one fixed plan.
That lets her adjust strategies as progress unfolds. She pays careful attention to relationship patterns, attachment concerns, and issues like abandonment or codependency.
For people facing blended family stress, parenting strain, chronic illness, or major life changes, she offers focused supports and coping tools. She also addresses anger, body image, and commitment or control issues.
Brenda aims to make therapy a clear, manageable step toward feeling better. New clients fill out a short questionnaire and then schedule sessions that fit their lives.
Sessions are offered through video, phone, chat, or text messaging to provide flexible options.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Brenda uses the Gottman Method to look at relationship patterns and teach practical communication skills that reduce conflict and increase understanding. This approach focuses on small, repeatable changes that help people relate differently to each other and to their own emotions.She also draws on client-centered therapy, which emphasizes active listening and building from the client's own goals, and on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Client-centered work supports emotional recovery, while CBT offers concrete tools for anxiety, depression, and day-to-day coping.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Brenda will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then combine methods that fit those needs. She checks in regularly and adapts techniques as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and practice work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing tracking and reminders. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed in
Mississippi
Languages
English